High school wrestling: Two worthy causes and weekend tournament medalists

A pair of wrestling-related golf tournaments are upcoming at Southmoore golf course in Bath.

Hands for Matt is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. The two-person scramble is to help Matt Seifert obtain new robotic fingers. He suffers from Calciphylaxis, a rare disease stemming from diabetes. Seifert, who lost part of his one leg and most of his fingers (insurance will not pay for much of the $65,000 cost) was involved in Lehigh Valley elementary wrestling league and the Nazareth elementary team.

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The third annual TI Memorial golf outing is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. It is a four-person scramble that benefits the District 11 Wrestling Hall Of Fame Scholarship Fund. Opportunities include: tournament sponsors, beverage sponsors, hole sponsors, prizes and advertising gimmicks for the golfers’ bags.

For more information on both events, contact Matt Billy at 610-739-9765.

HALL OF FAME

Nazareth’s only three-time state champion Tim Darling, late/great Ray Nunamaker and Blue Eagles first state champion Harold Wilson were part of the school’s inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame.